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#8A47DC Color

#8A47DC is rgb(138, 71, 220) in RGB, hsl(267, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 68%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A47DC
HEX#8A47DC
RGBrgb(138, 71, 220)
HSLhsl(267, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(267, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 68%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.216 300)
LABlab(44.96% 50.67 -66.46)
LCHlch(44.96% 83.57 307.33)

What #8A47DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8A47DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.64Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.16Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.9Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.02Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.87Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8A47DC Channel Values

How #8A47DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 71 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.23:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A47DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A47DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A47DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A47DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A47DC
Complementary
#99DC47
Analogous
#474EDC
Analogous
#D447DC
Triadic
#DC8A47
Triadic
#47DC8A
Split comp.
#DCD447
Split comp.
#4EDC47

Tints & Shades of #8A47DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A60E1
#AB7AE6
#BB94EB
#C9A9EF
#D9C3F4
#E9DDF8

Shades

#7428D2
#6422B4
#511C92
#401674
#2D1051
#1D0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A47DC.

How #8A47DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8A47DC
Protanopia#5757DC
Protanomaly#6F51DC
Deuteranopia#6464DB
Deuteranomaly#7559DC
Tritanopia#736A6A
Tritanomaly#7D5EA4
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #8A47DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8a47dc: #8A47DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A47DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a47dc': '#8A47DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.278, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8a47dc">#8A47DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A47DC"

More Purple Colors

#8A47DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A47DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A47DC?

#8A47DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 71, 220) in RGB and hsl(267, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #8A47DC?

#8A47DC is rgb(138, 71, 220) — red 138, green 71, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A47DC?

#8A47DC converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 68%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A47DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A47DC scores 5.23:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A47DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A47DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.16, which is visibly different.

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